Right Relations is a term often heard in UU congregations, but what does it mean in real life, “on the ground”? One way to look at it is the centrality we place on our relationships in a covenanted faith community, and the spiritual practice that arises from this intention. Come explore this together, and follow-up … Continue reading The Covenanting Congregation
Who gets remembered in the history books says a lot about who is valued. Who gets named says a lot too. This is true in the history of Unitarian Universalism as well. Let us reclaim the many people who have shaped this faith tradition, and who have been left out of our remembering. Today, we … Continue reading Remembering is Justice
Intention is the worship theme for January, and the start of the year is an apt time for setting intentions. Drawing from the work of Parker Palmer, we’ll explore the importance of listening to what our lives have to say about who we are, what values we embody, and what truth is ours to express … Continue reading Listening for Intent
On this last day of the year, we will let go of what needs to be relinquished and make room for what yearns to be born. This simple service will differ from our usual form, and all ages are welcome.
If you love to sing carols, if you hope to hear stories of the season- old stories and new stories, if you delight in candlelight in the darkness, and if you want to be with others who desire peace with all their hearts, come join us this Christmas Eve. The Choir will sing.Musicians Ana Popa … Continue reading Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols – 5 pm
Using a wonderful story by Erica Baron, told by Lucas Gonzalez Milliken, and interspersed with songs that illuminate this Solstice time of year, we will explore how darkness and light each have their place in our lives. The choir will sing today. All ages welcome for this service. Note: The following week, December 24, our … Continue reading A Story of Light and Darkness
Like a cool water for the thirsty, hope fills us, sustains us and grounds us. Like water, hope is difficult to live without, and yet it can’t always be ordered up or assured. Sometimes we have to wait for its return, sometimes we have to carry hope for each other. This Sunday we are graced … Continue reading On the Road to Hope
The harvest time of year is here, and so is Thanksgiving, when we fill up with food and family. And we are reminded to be grateful and aware of all we have. There’s something else that can teach us this lessons all year long- the practice of Sabbath. The choir sings today. Rev. Tricia with … Continue reading Sabbath as Enough, Sabbath as Resistance
For the second year in a row, Neal Snow has won the “Choose the Sermon” Silent Auction item at the First Parish Annual Gala. And for the second year in a row, Neal has selected “The Welcome Mat” as the sermon theme. The beauty and power of a welcoming spirit and practice is indeed a … Continue reading The Welcome Mat
This time of year many spiritual traditions choose remember those who have died. In a simple service of remembrance, we will gather as community to name and call to mind those who have mattered to us and now are gone. Worship leader: Rev. Tricia with worship associate John Duff. Read the full sermon here. … Continue reading Memory Makes Kings and Queens of All of Us
